Nikon P500
Superzoom Camera
 vs Nikon P600
Superzoom Camera

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P500

Best price $546
  • Weighs a little bit less than the P600 17.5 oz vs 19.9 oz
  • Smaller body size 62 in³ vs 71 in³
  • Faster continuous shooting speed 8 shots per sec vs 7 shots per sec
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX P500

What’s good about the Nikon COOLPIX P600

Best price
$331
  • 50% more battery life 330 shots vs 220 shots
  • Significantly cheaper street price $331 vs $546
  • Higher sensor resolution 16.1 MP vs 12.1 MP
  • Has longer exposure available 15 seconds vs 2 seconds
  • Better light sensitivity by 1 f-stop 6,400 ISO vs 3,200 ISO
  • Newer camera February 2014 vs March 2011
  • Longer optical zoom 60.0× vs 36.0×
  • Viewscreen flips out P500 does not have a flip out viewscreen
  • Has Wi-Fi photo upload capabilities P500 does not have Wi-Fi
Find out more about the Nikon COOLPIX P600

What the Nikon P500 and Nikon P600 have in common

  • Similar image sensor size 28 in²
  • Similar viewscreen resolutions 921k dots
  • Same viewscreen size 3.0″
  • Same quality video capture 1080p 30fps
  • HDMI port
  • panorama mode

What’s missing from both the Nikon P500 and the Nikon P600

  • No HDR processing
  • No 3D capture
  • No GPS tagging
  • No waterproof housing
  • No external microphone jack
  • No RAW capture
  • No hot shoe
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